Hello, I'm running a Debian Etch server (build according to the Perfect Setup HOWTO) with the latest ISPConfig and recently added a second (bigger) hard drive. Now I want to move /var to the new drive but obviously there are lots of processes accessing the dirs in /var constantly. What would be the correct way to move /var? How can I identify and stop those processes? How can I be sure I've stopped them all? Any suggestions on a new entry in fstab? Some other remarks that might be helpful: - I have no problem with a bit of downtime during the move. - Please keep in mind I'm doing this remotely (ssh). - Apart from the default "Perfect Setup" I also did this howto: "Server Monitoring With munin And monit On Debian Etch" I hope anybody can guide me in making this a seamless move... Tnx.
I'd create a new directory on the new hard drive, move everything from /var to that new directory (please make sure you preserve the permissions) and create a symlink from /var to the new directory.
